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Chapter 296 Bredan had a sinking feeling even before he glanced back over his shoulder and saw that the exit to the chamber was gone, the passage replaced by an apparently solid wall of stone. He remembered a similar encounter in the Silverpeak Valley, and here they had walked into the same...

Chapter 295 “This place is a maze,” Kavek said as they turned into yet another passage. Bredan didn’t say anything. He was starting to doubt himself, and the subtle twinges that he’d been using to guide them. Clearly something had warned him about the fire trap in the first corridor, and...

Chapter 294 For a long moment Bredan lay there on his side in the dark, breathing heavily. He could hear Kavek right next to him, but strangely Kalasien was silent. Finally, reluctantly, he held up his hand. For a moment he thought that the sword would not appear, but then its familiar...

Chapter 293 Kurok extended his hands and unleashed a pair of eldritch blasts that tore into the substance of the thing. The magical pulses were absorbed by its mass, and they could not tell if they had harmed it. It continued to swell as more of it issued through the tiny hole in the wall...

Chapter 292 When Kurok felt a soft pressure on his arm he woke instantly. It was utterly dark in the vault; the light from Bredan’s sword had faded. He could see Drekkath kneeling over him, but he had gotten so used to hiding his darkvision that he whispered reflexively, “Who’s there?”...

Chapter 291 They followed Bredan through the trapped corridor, Kalasien and Kavek duplicating the warrior’s steps. Either through the guidance of his vague feelings, or because the trap was unable to reset, they made it to the far end of the passage safely. Once there they found a staircase...

Chapter 290 Bredan woke suddenly with no idea where he was. It was dark, and the air was thick and stale. He felt pain, a lot of it, but it was diffuse and he didn’t feel as if anything was broken. There was a pressure on his body, as if something was holding him down. He tried to move...

Chapter 289 The giant ape reached for Rodan, but the tiefling jumped aside and slashed out with his sword, slicing open the flesh along its knuckles. The creature roared in pain and swept out its other lower arm, knocking him flying. He hit the ground and skidded to a stop about ten feet...

Chpater 288 For a moment the collapse of the plaza overshadowed even the still-deadly presence of the giant ape. Xeeta could only stare at the hole in the ground where Bredan and two other members of their company had been standing just moments ago. Several of the pillars had collapsed as...

Chapter 287 The appearance of the massive ape shook the adventurers, but they had no time to deal with it as the girallons hurled themselves into melee range. Quellan’s warning had given Glori a moment to react before the pursuing girallon overcame her. She instinctively strummed her lyre...

Chapter 286 Xeeta recovered from the dramatic and sudden appearance of the four-armed ape-creature first, blasting it with a series of scorching rays. The girallon screamed as the first pulse of fire scorched its side, but it reacted quickly, launching itself forward over the rubble toward...

Chapter 285 Dawn found them marching through the jungle once more. Progress was again slow. A thin fog hung over the landscape well into the morning, giving the place a sort of ethereal presence. The companions were more alert to potential hazards lurking in the mists, especially after Rodan...

Chapter 284 For a moment the creature and the companions just stared at each other. The dense jungle growth made it difficult to make out any details of the creature, but they could see that it was huge, well over twenty feet long. After what felt like minutes but what only a matter of a few...

When preparing Weltarin I drew inspiration from my old Isle of Dread story. * * * Chapter 283 Kosk awoke feeling stiff. There must have been a rock or a bit of protruding stone under his bedroll, and it felt like a part of it had gotten under his skin and taken up residence in his muscles...

They're still just shy of 9th level, so no commune yet, though Quellan will have cause to try a divination a bit later in the story. * * * Chapter 282 The route down was not especially difficult, though Rodan’s chosen path frequently came close to sharp drop-offs that had them all treading...

Chapter 281 The ground was too hard for digging, so they buried Elias under a cairn of piled rocks. By the time they were finished the sun had risen fully and it was time to get moving again. They shared out the fallen soldier’s gear, the sailors dividing his armor and weapons between them...

Chapter 280 Bredan woke suddenly, his chest heaving as he fought back an intense sensation of danger and alarm. He struggled out of his blanket and almost struck his head on the low roof of the cave before he remembered where he was. He slumped back, trying to recover his equilibrium. It was...

Chapter 279 The wind was, if anything, stronger further up into the mountain pass, the gusts screaming as they tore through the narrow space between the steep stone walls. Kurok knelt in a small hollow just off one of the many twists and turns in the ascent. The loud noises of the wind were a...

Chapter 278 The wind continued to blow deep into the jungle night, the shifting gusts causing hollow moans to sound from the caves within the canyon. Wisps of cloud drifted across the night sky, obscuring the stars and the thin slice of moon that hung low in the sky. The constant sounds and...

Chapter 277 The next day the journey became even more difficult, as the terrain grew more rugged and the trail became even more of a will-o-wisp. The company trudged through densely-overgrown ravines, clambered over steep ridges, and forded stagnant pools that were thick with clinging muck...